Environmental Control and Life Support System Water Team - Project Test Engineer

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Environmental Control and Life Support System Water Team -Project/Test Engineer at Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX). This new position is on the JETS Gateway Mission Design Team providing mission analysis and design across the Artemis
Program

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Barrios employees actively participate in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry through our partnerships with companies leading commercial space development, as well as successfully supporting NASA as our primary government customer. Our long history supporting Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station, and now Commercial LEO, lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon through our work on Orion, Gateway, and the Space Launch System.

** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **

The Environmental Control and Life Support System Water Team - Project Test Engineer will:

Research, develop, and test technologies for water recovery from spacecraft wastewater, including urine and humidity condensate
• Typical technologies include physical, chemical, and biological water processing, contaminant filtration,
  biocide introduction, and water quality monitoring
• Work in a laboratory environment with an interdisciplinary team of skilled and motivated engineers and scientists
• Work in a team environment and report to the project manager to provide status on progress and issues and for support
• Develop test plans, working with ECLSS Water Team to ensure the test strategy will provide sufficient information on the system performance and capabilities
• Develop test procedures and schedules, often through collaboration with various organizations across Johnson Space Center (JSC), including tasks associated with flight certification of hardware
• Design and build test rigs to enable hardware development test objectives
• Develop logistics, manufacturing and procurement plan
• Work with procurement personnel and vendors to order and secure procurements Inspect hardware upon receipt to verify match with fabrication drawing/models
• Maintain a safe working environment by performing hazard analyses and following JSC protocol
  Perform testing to assess performance characteristics of development hardware, which often includes chemical,
  mechanical, and electrical components
• Gather, compile, analyze, and present test results
• Communicate test results and development plans both orally and in writing through presentations, papers, and reports
• Develop project documentation and maintain status of drawings and procurements
• Assist project management with configuration control of project documentation
• Participate in requirements development, trade studies, and design reviews
• Develop proposals for work related to technology advancement
• Perform other duties as required, including but not limited to the review of technical proposals, guiding and overseeing subcontractor performance, and generating paperwork for flight hardware processing

This position is posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Typically requires an accredited bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area
• 3 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., M.S. or Ph.D.)
• Experience with CAD and 3D modeling software (Creo, SolidWorks, etc.)
• Experience with meshing and/or finite element analysis software (Femap, NX Advanced Simulation, Ansys, Thermal Desktop, HyperWorks, etc.)
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in Computer Programing
• Strong analytical and computational skills (CFD and thermal analysis skills/experience are transferable)
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary field
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills:

• Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures
• Experience with the development of project planning documents
  Experience with the design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware and/or water treatment systems
• Prior experience working in a system development project/program
• Flight demo experience
• Familiarity with feasibility assessments and trade studies
• Familiarity with testing hardware and working in a laboratory environment

Essential Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation
• Post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol as outlined in our Drug Free Workplace policy
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others
• This position may require some commuting and traveling to other installations as needed

Don't miss out on this great opportunity; for immediate consideration, apply now!

Barrios Technology is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in several states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.

Barrios Technology is an Equal Employment Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.